Orgyia
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Orgyia is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
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Species
- Orgyia albofasciata (Schintlmeister, 1994)
- Orgyia amphideta (Turner, 1902)
- Orgyia anartoides (Walker, 1855)
- Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Orgyia antiquoidesOrgyia antiquoidesOrgyia antiquoides is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in most of Europe, the Ural, Armenia, Mongolia and China.The wingspan is 20-24 mm for males. The females are wingless...
(Hübner, 1822) - Orgyia araea (Collenette, 1932)
- Orgyia ariadne (Schintlmeister, 1994)
- Orgyia athlophora Turner, 1921
- Orgyia aurolimbata Guenée, 1835
- Orgyia australis Walker, 1855
- Orgyia basinigra (Heylaerts, 1892)
- Orgyia cana H. Edwards, 1881
- Orgyia chionitis (Turner, 1902)
- Orgyia corsica (Boisduval, 1834)
- Orgyia definitaOrgyia definitaThe Definite Tussock Moth or Definite-marked Tussock Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from Maine and southern Quebec to South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and New England....
Packard, [1865] - Orgyia detrita Guérin-Méneville, [1832]
- Orgyia dewara Swinhoe, 1903
- Orgyia diplosticta (Collenette, 1933)
- Orgyia dubia (Tauscher, 1806)
- Orgyia falcata Schaus, 1896
- Orgyia fulviceps (Walker, 1855)
- Orgyia josephina Austaut, 1880
- Orgyia leptotypa (Turner, 1904)
- Orgyia leucostigmaOrgyia leucostigmaOrgyia leucostigma, the White-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta.-Life cycle:...
(Smith, 1797) - Orgyia leuschneri Riotte, 1972
- Orgyia magna Ferguson, 1978
- Orgyia osseana Walker, 1862
- Orgyia papuana Riotte, 1976
- Orgyia pelodes (Lower, 1893)
- Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855)
- Orgyia pseudotsugataOrgyia pseudotsugataThe Douglas-fir Tussock Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in western North America. Its population periodically irrupts in cyclical outbreaks...
(McDunnough, 1921) - Orgyia recensOrgyia recensThe Scarce Vapourer is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 35-40 mm for the males, the females are wingless. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location....
(Hübner, 1819) - Orgyia rupestris Rambur, 1832
- Orgyia sarramea Holloway
- Orgyia semiochrea (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
- Orgyia splendida (Rambur, 1842)
- Orgyia thyellinaOrgyia thyellinaThe White-Spotted Tussock Moth is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is native to the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. It was discovered in Auckland, New Zealand in 1996. Operation Ever Green was established that same year to eradicate the pest. By 1998 the species...
Butler, 1881 - Orgyia trigotephras Boisduval, 1829
- Orgyia turbata Butler, 1879
- Orgyia vetusta Boisduval, 1852